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October 27, 2022 It’s Autumn in New York. It’s good to live it again. Vernon Duke Jake and Kylie were in NYC for work, so we thought that we would join them for a long weekend. Arriving at our hotel in the late afternoon, we decided to go for a walk through Soho and adjacentContinue reading “New York, New York, USA”

September 19, 2022 The University of California, Berkeley, commonly known as Berkeley or Cal, is the first campus of the University of California system, established in 1868. Walking through its hillside campus, it reminded us somewhat of our alma mater, the University of Auckland, with its mix of old and new buildings, iconic clock tower,Continue reading “Berkeley, California, USA”

September 16, 2022 Happily, we found ourselves in San Francisco during the extensive Diego Rivera exhibit being shown at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. There were over 150 of the famous Mexican artist’s paintings, frescoes, and drawings. Here are just a few of our favorites. The museum is well worth a visit justContinue reading “San Francisco, California, USA”

September 3, 2022 Our good friend, Charlet, invited us to come visit her on her farm about 90 minutes drive from DC in rural Virginia. It was nice to escape the city for a few hours and enjoy the beautiful countryside.

September 1, 2022 Fletcher’s Boathouse, sitting between the C&O Canal and the Potomac River, has been operating since the 1850s, renting out boats, bikes and fishing equipment. On a beautiful clear day, we rented a kayak and headed out into the river. It is unlawful to swim in the Potomac but that now probably hasContinue reading “Fletcher’s Boathouse, Potomac River, Washington, D.C., USA”

August 31, 2022 We returned to the neighborhood where Lauren grew up and where her parents lived until five or six years ago. It is a quiet neighborhood with winding narrow roads and houses on large sections. One of the great things about doing these blogs is the surprising things we often learn. For example,Continue reading “Luxmanor, Maryland, USA”

August 23, 2022 If you can tolerate the slow bumpy twelve mile ride along a winding dirt road from Vail, you will eventually come to Piney Lake. The trip is worth it. The lake is nestled into the foot of the Gore Range and sits within thousands of back country wilderness within the White RiverContinue reading “Piney Lake, Colorado, USA”

August 20, 2022 Winter Park and Vail are both ski resorts in Colorado but that is about where the similarity ends. Vail is large, upscale and faux-European. Winter Park, on the other hand, is smaller, decidedly American and definitely not upmarket. However, it will always hold a special place in our hearts because that isContinue reading “Winter Park, Colorado, USA”

August 18-24 Escaping the heat and humidity in Washington DC, we headed west and up into the Colorado Rockies, where we spent a week in Vail. We were joined there by Jake, Kylie, Sofie, Emma, Ben and Taylor. The town is famous for its ski mountain, the largest in Colorado, but it is also aContinue reading “Vail, Colorado, USA”

July 21, 2022 We started the day having breakfast in the beautiful garden of the Hotel Lucrezia, a quaint little inn that was once a farmhouse. The hotel is tucked into a backstreet of the tiny little village of Riola Sardo. After breakfast, we drove over to nearby Putzu Idu beach. Despite the early hour,Continue reading “Riola Sardo / Putzu Idu / Gesturi, Sardinia, Italy”